Author Archive | Joy Bergman

It Didn’t Take God By Surprise by Amy Schmitz Ruiz “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.” –Psalm 139:16 Sometimes I love surprises, like when my kids announce that they cleaned their bedroom without being asked or when […]

316 by Donna Middlestead I grew up at 316 W. Mahoning Street. I was blessed to be raised in a loving, Christian home. However, I did not realize at the time how important the number 316 (three sixteen) would be in my life. Years later, I was searching for material to use for the PLC “OK Club” […]

Flipping the Switch by Camille Polzin When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” –John 8:12 Whenever you walk into a dark room, you must be careful so that you don’t trip […]

Worth the Wait by Christopher Cook “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” –Romans 8:18 An act. That’s what it all felt like, anyway. Walking into church every Sunday and feeling like I was missing a click that everyone else seemed to have…like […]

God Never Changes by Ashlynn Witt “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” –Hebrews 13:8 Entering high school this year has brought so much change into my life. Going to a new school meant losing a lot of my friends because we didn’t end up all going to the same school this […]